Boxing’s most delusional heavyweight, Christopher Lovejoy, was spot on in his assessment of Deontay Wilder’s loss.
Wilder recently lost in Saudi Arabia against Joseph Parker. Wilder was dominated for twelve rounds, landing a measly 39 punches.
Despite the facts and statistics, Wilder acted as if he had won the fight at the final bell. The observant Lovejoy, known for not admitting his flaws, let the “Bronze Bomber” have it.
“Why the fuck does Deontay Wilder have his hands up? – Delirious,” said Lovejoy, who had previously chosen Wilder to lose by knockout.
Lovejoy is known in boxing circles for improving his record in Mexico and subsequently making outlandish statements.
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He claimed to be the greatest of all time at 19-0, but was knocked out by Mahmoud Charr while advancing in his class.
“Boxing has been great. I go down in history as one of the only heavyweights to retire undefeated,” he proclaimed. “And the first undefeated heavyweight to retire with a one hundred percent knockout rate with at least fifteen wins.
“Classified by the WBA. Classified by the IBF. My enemies, I know I made you all happy. To my followers, I’m sorry for letting you all down. The haters won. You all did that,” he concluded.
He drew an official 4-8 in Cairo in his last fight. At 20-1-1, he decided to become a bodyguard.
The fighter later admitted that the WBA was wrong to place him in the top fifteen.
“This bodyguard shit is great. I’m just not used to these hours. I’m making a ton more money than the average boxer doing this.
And he added: “It’s crazy. He made more money as a bodyguard than as a professional heavyweight boxer with a record of 20-1 and 20 KOs.
“I was ranked among the top 15 in the world [by the] AMB 12 times. What a joke the sport of boxing is.”
Despite his disillusionment with the sport, Lovejoy promised that fight news would come as he continued his career.
It remains to be seen if it will be another fight in Mexico or something more significant. However, at least he got Deontay Wilder right.
The opinions expressed in this article are the opinions of experienced boxing writer Phil Jay.
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